Ethical Analysis in Practice

Catalog description

This enhancement course offers students the opportunity to apply ethical theories and principles to case studies from business, law, medicine, and politics. The course focuses on building a coherent ethical argument and articulating and defending a position in a friendly, competitive, and dialogic setting. Students who wish to represent the Philosophy Department in the annual Central States Regional Ethics Bowl are required to take this course, although participation in the course does not automatically qualify a student to be a member of the team. Students are encouraged to enroll in the course more than once and may repeat the course for credit for as many as six credit hours. Enhancement courses, such as PHL 115, count toward the credits required for degree completion, and may be repeated for credit, with a maximum of 12 credits earned toward a bachelor degree or six credits toward an associate degree.